The Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Nuclear Research Institute (DOST-PNRI) has started on Monday, Jan. 31, the construction of the Nuclear Medicine Research and Innovation Centre. (PNRI) DOST Secretary Fortunato "Boy" de la Pena stressed the importance of nuclear medicine,...
Now that the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases have peaked in several parts of the country, an OCTA research fellow said that “the worst is probably over in most parts of the Philippines” in terms of the COVID-19 surge. (JANSEN ROMERO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) “The good news is, and...
The Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (DOST-PCHRD) announced the recipients of the 2021 Alberto Romualdez Jr. Outstanding Health Research Award (AROHRA). (Photo from DOST-PCHRD) "The AROHRA encourages researchers to be sensitive to the...
Metro Manila’s coronavirus disease (COVID-19) risk level classification could improve to “low risk” within two weeks if the downtrend continues, an OCTA Research fellow said on Sunday, Jan. 30. (Image courtesy of Dr. Guido David) OCTA fellow Dr. Guido David, in a Twitter post, disclosed the...
(DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) Independent research group OCTA's monitoring showed that the surge of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases "may have already peaked and maybe on a downward trajectory" in Cebu City. In a tweet on Saturday, Jan. 29, OCTA fellow Dr. Guido David said Cebu City's...
(DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) Metro Manila's coronavirus disease (COVID-19) reproduction number, or the average number of secondary infections by each infected individual, dropped further to 0.50, the independent research group OCTA said on Saturday, Jan. 29. In a tweet, OCTA fellow Dr. Guido David...
A Palace official has thanked the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) for its decision to ease international travel restrictions. Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship and Go Negosyo founder Joey Concepcion (Photo from Go Negosyo Facebook page)...
(DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) New coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in Metro Manila, Batangas, Cavite, Laguna, and Rizal are on a "downward trend," the OCTA Research Group said on Friday, Jan. 28. In an update via Twitter, OCTA Research fellow Dr. Guido David noted that Rizal has improved to...
The government's pandemic task force is being urged to take initial steps in taking the Philippines out of a pandemic mindset, like easing coronavirus (COVID-19) restrictions for the entry of international travelers to the country. Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship and Go Negosyo founder...
Amid the increasing number of infections in the country, the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine hesitancy in the Philippines went down from 22 percent in September 2021 to 5 percent, an OCTA Research fellow confirmed on Thursday, Jan. 27. (Unsplash) Results of the nationwide survey conducted...
The surge driven by the Omicron variant of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is unlikely to reoccur in Metro Manila, but provinces outside the region should brace for the rise in infections, the OCTA Research group warned on Thursday, Jan. 27. (Manila Bulletin File Photo) In an interview over One...
(RITM) The seven subnational laboratories of the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM) have the capacity to test vaccine-preventable diseases (VPDs), an official of the institute said on Wednesday, Jan. 26. “Tungkol po doon sa sub-national laboratories natin, ito po ay para sa apat na...